Football wizard Diego Maradona dies of cardiac arrest

Nov. 25: Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60. The greatest footballer of his generation suffered a cardiac arrest at a home in Tigre, Argentina. Maradona had been recuperating from the removal of a blood clot on the brain.

Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, helped Argentina win the World Cup in 1986, the pinnacle of an illustrious career.